I would guess his use of the word to toboggan has a whole different meaning than your use of the word. Depending on where you're located.

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Nope. OZ-T and I are on the same sled -er, page ... whatever. I've never heard anyone refer to any kind of garment as a "toboggan", but a bull barred Tacoma does have the look of a toboggan to my eyes, too.

so...
what is/was the origional intent of a "bull bar" to begin with?
did it have something to do with bulls? rancher trucks?

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It started in Australia as "roo bars" because they got lots of damage when hitting kangaroos in the outback. Those original ones are as stout as bull dozer blades.
Then, because there are no kanagaroos here, it became bull bars. Another variant is brush bars, which is supposed to keep branches and brush away from your headlights and grill/radiator.
Over time they became a "fashion statement" and became weaker, especialy the mounting brackets, so now they don't really serve any purpose anymore, other than aestetic.

It started in Australia as "roo bars" because they got lots of damage when hitting kangaroos in the outback. Those original ones are as stout as bull dozer blades.
Then, because there are no kanagaroos here, it became bull bars. Another variant is brush bars, which is supposed to keep branches and brush away from your headlights and grill/radiator.
Over time they became a "fashion statement" and became weaker, especialy the mounting brackets, so now they don't really serve any purpose anymore, other than aestetic.

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thank you

I kinda figured some sort of literal/practicle application...but did not know about the kangaroos.

Not a fan of bull bars, but with the lift it's not that bad looking to be honest. I don't like the way come from under the truck, but with a lift it kind of works. If you like then roll with it that's what matters.